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Category: 1980s

In the not-too-distant future, Detroit is bankrupt, leading to underfunded police forces and rampant crime. Promising to help with the problem, corporations like Omni Consumer Products try to help however they can. During an OCP board meeting, a prototype law enforcement automaton, ED-209, fails to perform properly and kills a board member. As a last … Continue reading Robocop (1987)

The year is 1885. An impoverished mouse family is accosted by the Cossacks and Catsacks which leaves their home burned to the ground. Somehow they travel 2,000 km from Shostka, Ukraine Russia to Hamburg, Germany to board a ship bound for America. We are almost treated to Fievel's horrific death due to a complete disregard … Continue reading An American Tail (1986)

A young chimpanzee, Virgil, is abducted from his native habitat and brought to Wisconsin to learn sign language. After a year, he's abducted once again and brought to the Experimental Pilot Performance Project at Lockridge Air Force Base to learn how to fly planes. At Lockridge, Virgil meets wiseguy Ferris Bueller Jimmy Garrett, a young … Continue reading Project X (1987)

The year is 1947. Cartoon-maker, R.K. Maroon, hires cartoon-hater, Eddie Valiant, to help cartoon-rabbit, Roger Rabbit, focus more on cartoon-acting, his craft, by way of finding out if his cartoon-wife, Jessica Rabbit, is cheating on him with cartoon-weapons-manufacturer, Marvin Acme. When Acme turns up dead with Roger as the only likely suspect, Valiant starts looking … Continue reading Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)

Ferris is a charming young man with excellent grades and a poor attendance record. He's loved by his parents, idolized by his peers, and detested by the school's principal. On this particular day, Ferris convinces his parents he's sick and stays home from school. He spends the morning coordinating a fun day-trip with his friend, Cameron, … Continue reading Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

We are treated to flashbacks of Karate Kid and Karate Kid Part II detailing Sensei Kreese's brutality with his students and the reason for his fall from grace-- getting his nose honked by Mr. Miyagi. In true "Part III' fashion, this film picks up following the end of Daniel-san and Mr. Miyagi's two-month stay in Okinawa. Not … Continue reading The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

In true "Part II" fashion, this movie picks up where The Karate Kid ends-- or rather, there's a brief recap of the first movie, then Part II starts after Daniel's victory at the tournament. Cobra Kai Dojo Master Kreese is disgusted with Johnny's second place win, so he starts beating up on him. Mr. Miyagi uses an … Continue reading The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Newark wise-guy Daniel Larusso is relocated to Los Angeles when his mom gets a job working for an unnamed aerospace company. On his first night in town, Daniel goes to the beach to play some soccer. There he meets the single local hotty Ali. Unfortunately for him, Ali's crazed ex-boyfriend is the leader of a karate-fighting … Continue reading The Karate Kid (1984)

Riggs and Murtaugh are at it again. Another case threatens the lives of Murtaugh's family members. To help alleviate the problem, they are set up as wards of the talkative informant Leo Getz. "Whatever you need, Leo gets. Get it?" Act II reveals a South African consulate to be involved in some dirty dealings that … Continue reading Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

This story opens with the suicide of a young woman. After learning a bit about them, we see suicidal Detective Martin Riggs partnered up with the more experienced (and close to retirement) family-man Detective Roger Murtaugh to investigate the young woman's death. Act I ends with the end of their first day together. Act II ups … Continue reading Lethal Weapon (1987)